Right, so I guess I'm going to have to give you an excellent and convincing reason for the aforementioned potential exertion, or it'll never happen. Yes, I'm calling you lazy.
To make a long story very short:
Go on, click on it!Then Zoomy-Zoom in. You'll be amazed...
Oh yes. Look at that powder baby! That's Flute Bowl. You have to hike to get there, but once you do...
I'm praying for a big powder dump right before we get there. And powder dumps every night while we're there. And then clear, sunny days. No problem for God, I just hope that he wants the same thing...Can you believe it? Me neither. I'm going to Whistler!
For those of you less learned in the realm of snowsports, Whistler is the biggest ski resort in North America, maybe even in the world. (Those stiff-headed Europeans measure their ski places differently, so we'll never know...)
8,000 ridable acres. Thats like, bigger than Rhode Island, right? OK, maybe not, but still...
And a mile vertical drop.
A mile! That means the elevation at the bottom of the lowest run is a mile lower than the elevation at the peak! It's mind-blowing, really. I'll be snowboarding there for 4 days. I'm leaving the 31st, coming back the 7th.
How about a story? Stories are always fun, except when they're not. OK, so some of you may know that I used to live in North Idaho and Washington state until I moved here 3.5 years ago. That's where I learned to snowboard. On real mountains, yes. One year, I had a season pass to a nice place called Silver Mountain, and I went about 12 times that season. It was awesome. Well, then I moved here. This is the highest ski resort in Pennsylvania, where I busted three bones in one fall, at the terrain park. I hate terrain parks, I'm no good at tricks. But here...well, they're about the only exciting thing.
The places in PA all make their own snow, which in turn turns to ice, which breaks my bones. I hate snowboarding on ice. That's why I'm so excited about Whistler:
Powder, not ice.
Yes.
I just thought of a sweet joke.
"More powder to ya!"
You know, like, more power to ya...
Right, so I'm about done, now that I've successful lowered your IQ by at least 10 points...
Dan
2 comments:
oh dude...
now i want to go. that thing is crazy. *jaw droppedly* The tallest i've skied is Copper Mountain in CO, which is crazy big, but that's a good three times the size (and at least another half of the height). Insane. Enjoy, dude.
dan, you should take a huge suitcase, and put me in it, and then , i could come! just dont forget me in there.....
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